Athens man loses two cell phones to thief

Monday

Jun 24, 2013 at 3:45 PM

A 28-year-old homeless man told Athens-Clarke police he lost not one, but two cell phones to the same man late Sunday.

The man said he stopped by a convenience store on Baxter Street and left his cell phone in the store. When he remembered the phone, the store was closed, according to the report. The man said he called his phone and a person answered. They worked out an agreement to meet at the corner of Rockpsrings and Baxter streets.

The victim said when he arrived, the man wanted to know how much money he was giving for the phone, but the victim said he told the man he didn't have any money. A struggle ensued and the robber took from the victim a borrowed cell phone worth $699 and drove off in a red Pontiac.

The man told police he reported the theft to the 40-year-old man who owned the second phone and the owner called police.

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